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I'm from Chicago and I have no idea what its called now

@@kaledoggy Lol. I think we have bigger problems than the name of a building here in Chicago.

that's ture, i still call it sears tower now.

yeah its technically the willis tower but everyone will still call it the Sears tower

I think the mindset of the nation reflects in the architecture. We no longer have the patriotism and “can do” attitude of the Americans that built the empire state building, and as a result it shows in our modern structures overall designs and feel.

my favourite building since childhood :)

And the Sears tower doesn't? (As a chicagoian I refuse to call it Willis tower)

@@bennieben4637 Wanna see my Willis?

My favourite is fredom tower

I humbly agree, but reversed

I think that New York has one of the most iconic and visually exciting skylines in the world. Chicago’s is stunning too, but I find it to look pointier and more threatening for some reason.

@@NightOfCrystals nyc has more variation in shapes and sizes, as well as having the east river and all it's iconic bridges

I agree. I think Chicago has the best skyline in the U.S., not that New York’s isn’t a close second.

@@bilbobaggins8108 how do you call a pile of brick and glass amazing

Less than the empire State ?

@@Bill-R335 Chrysler is like a mini Empire State. For like more than a decade, Empire State and Chrysler were new York’s tallest buildings.

I've been to both. Manhattan is better than Chicago. The people are much nicer not like the media portrays & the crime is not as bad in New York like Chicago. In Chicago the people are rude as I have experienced first hand as i have experienced first hand and the crime is bad. I have been there to the loop, West side, Northside and South side. I didn't feel safe going there. Yes the crime is not as bad in the loop but it's not unheard of. I would never take my family to a place like Chicago because the people are rude, the crime is bad and it is horrible. The people in New York also don't pay much attention to what happens in Chicago. Chicago on the other hand always looks for any type of attention. Yes they are proud which is fine but they show hatred for other cities. That's one of the reasons why I would rather visit other cities than chicago. Shouldn't Chicago be worried about their own problems than worrying about other cities?

Yeah, it gives a nice view when you live close by.

​@@jwebs6472 Los Angeles?

im from philly and for being one of the latest to build skyscrapers ,due to the law that prohibit buildings taller than the william penn statues, we have a nice skyline

NYC is better than Chicago

Lol

Jeremiah Plays too late

It already is, 30 hy, 35 hy, 75 hy, 15 hy, the spiral, one vanderbilt, central park, 111 w57, and a few more.

I don’t think it will as it is right in front of manhattans massive “neighbourhood district” I guess you could call it. It would take many many years to even fill a portion of that land with skyscrapers. It is also not a very good choice for developers to build there .

New York's skyline is a favorite from people around the world.

Been to both but prefer Chicago

Ture

@@PRHILL9696 I love Chicago. It is much cleaner.

@@adinp9384 It really is SO much cleaner in Chicago that is for sure!

@@adinp9384 So true. A lot of people visit New York and say its very dirty, but imagine LIVING there like I do. ITS HORRIFIC IN CLEANLINESS!!!!!

That’s cause LA has a shitty skyline

La don’t got that many tall buildings but it has so many houses and neighborhoods and rich people and industry and all that

LA is the second biggest city in the country but has an awful skyline. But Chicago is the third biggest by population in the country and has a way better skyline than LA.

@@Yasin_2312 Well London is building some awesome taller towers but yeah I still mostly agree.

Even Dalls and Houston has a better skyline and more skyscrapers than LA

Abandoned downtown in Chicago, not easy to get downtown. NYC you can walk for miles and miles and never lose energy of city. No wonder we have 2 million to their 8 million people, people drawn there, not here.

I've been to both NYC is better. Just my two cents. Most people here agree.

@@jasonvelis8688bruh most people saying chi is better read the comments you clearly upset again go look at the reviews Chicago is better a lot of people say it is third world shithole countries think nyc is better because they live in shitholes but ask anyone who been to every major city including Chicago they always vote chi over most cities especially New York even in reviews people prefer London and Tokyo over new York I rather live in the most claustrophobic apartment in hong Kong than nyc Tokyo doesn’t have much greenery compared to nyc but yea people rather live there than nyc the only vet y’all can compete with is Dubai or Miami at this point y’all lost almost every debate

​@@jasonvelis8688I've been to both but chicago is just better sorry

​@@AUSER04-le5seIt is better learn your fact. Chicago's generally better than New York. The only reason people give a s*** about New York is because a Marvel studio, that's it.

I agree abput chicago spire. I thought it was a great looking building

@@Gevixel well said

@Pedro Takahashi Gunderson well said

@Pedro Takahashi Gunderson exactly, it also feels like a sin to have a building taller than the Sears Tower here.

@@Gevixel George Washington would be mad at us

Chicago is best

Chicago has over 50+ highrises under construction mostly downtown, its getting bulkier, longer, wider, will look drastically different in five years we have some tall monsters on the way

I've been to Chicago and NYC. Chicago gets a bad rap because its has some slums far from the center of the city that have high crime. No tourists go to those slums. There is nothing to do there. As long as you stay in the city, there is little crime and I dare say less than NYC where there is crime everywhere. Yes, the crime in NYC is not as bad as it was in the 70's and 80's, but you still have to be somewhat careful and watch over your shoulder in NYC. Chicago is far more laid back and the people aren't paranoid like they are in NYC. Chicago is also a lot cleaner and beautifully landscaped with flower beds everywhere. The garbage in Chicago is kept in alleyways, unlike NYC where garbage cans are put in the front of the buildings and on a hot summer day the stench of cooking garbage is enough to make you puke. This brings out the rats and roaches and bed bugs in NYC. Chicago's subways are also a lot cleaner than NYC's. Look up rats in the NYC subway and there are videos of rats everywhere. In NYC, in the wintertime they let the snow pile up in mountains. In Chicago they instantly go out and start plowing the snow. I was in Chicago one February when the city had one of the largest snowstorms in history, all day and night, there were people plowing the snow. In NYC, we had a large snowstorm a few years ago and the outer boroughs were stuck in snow for weeks. There was no mail delivery and cars couldn't get through the streets. I find Chicago much more concerned about its citizens than NYC. Let me take that back, NYC is concerned about well-to-do Manhattanites, but the working classes in the outer boroughs can basically fend for themselves. And the towers in Chicago Look better and are better placed. NY they just looked all jumbled up in a mess. Plus Chicago has the beautiful Lake and beaches and River walk

@@PRHILL9696 I can refute all of those claims, but I'd rather just enjoy the video.

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Chicago is the best

Happy Birthday. The gift you have is living in Chicago!

Wow! Thank you so much!

@@TheB1M You are welcome.

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@@TheB1M The Chicagoans opinion shouldn't count. Just because he's from Chicago and thinks Chicago is better shouldn't count and has many people outraged. That might as well be considered cheating.

@@jasonvelis8688 then who's opinion should be counted? New Yorkers?

Hong Kong is the city that has more skycrapers of more than 100 meters tall

Vicente Walbaum - Yeah but many of those Hong Kong buildings look ugly in the day time.

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Chicago's skyline is almost as big as New Yorks

Information density!

me too

Nah WHERE MY NEW YORKERS ATTTTTT

@@astropurpless your New Yorkers are in New York!

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Let's go to Gotham

yest but both have fallen behind asia now.

@@ahrlj24 not really both cities dont built the tallest buildings anymore but still have the best skyline

ahrlj24, height wise then yes, America has fallen behind Asia, but aesthetic wise American cities win. They are far more organized and neat due to their grid street pattern, and they aren't as cluttered.

Lol Hong Kong’s skyline shits over them and that’s not even top 5 in Asia

Chicago is so breathtaking!

UrbanTraveller Chicago is not one of a kind at all. New York City really is though.

ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ NYC is dirty and cramped. Chicago is a better city in every way other than the economy.

@@GreekOrthodox7 Chicago is smaller comes building and popularity wise sure. But how bout the food, cleanliness, and crime? Chicago kicks NYs ass. And I've been to both. I live in Chicago as well. But been to NY few times. I notice these things

As a native New Yorker who loves my city, I agree with Jack and Bennie (although I’ll have to say the food is better here in NY 😛)

Is beter?

I liked the comment and only replied because I wanted to laugh at how there was only one other comment. This comment is not supporting “other” I will always support New York

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Pittsburgh has a very underrated skyline but nothing is extremely tall

Seriously though, Austin’s not as big, but it’s skyline from MoPac is just 👌

Dubai tho

and me being from CHicago i have to agree on that you said! and same here, I like NY,, and to be fair.. no one can compete with our cities!!!.. not SF. Not Houston, Not any city!!.. cheers!

My man James... How do you have a bone to pick with such a lovely comment. If you'd like I'm sure that one of us would be glad to explain to you exactly how misinformed you are about Chicago violence, but that's not going to be necessary, is it?

@James Parker wait what are you talking about? Your comment out of context and made no sense.

Chicago is the best that is why we chose it over New York and other places

Chicago has a ton to be proud of

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Cities of the Future, why aren't there any videos of Toronto on your site ?

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rockaway beach in nyc is really nice though

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Chicago & New York are brother cities.

NYC is Chicago's older brother twice as big

@Really Jayden choice of words

LA is just a cesspool of garbage.

Brothers who have little in common except for the key characteristics. 😂😂😂

Steven Galloway Chicago has much less people.

Michael Meloche Dubai is hollow

troy arrington New York was in the ‘30’s as well though.

Detroit grew even faster between 1900 and 1930 due to the emerging auto industry.

@I HATE TOUCANS how does that kill Dubai?

Shanghai had no skyscrapers until 1992 and now stands with 182 skyscrapers. Shanghai too did something that phenomenal

It’s beautiful isn’t it?

Wrong

@connextro Not you mmgratitudea. I agree with you.

Joel Arias Sorto So? It’s smelly, rat infested, surrounded by brown water, and has ludicrous living costs. Literally people only say it’s better because it’s in more movies

@@tomnook4048 Thats the Usa,

@Joel Arias Sorto Not better than London!

LA was never known for it's skyline though, it's known for Hollywood and good weather.

You have to be a willful idiot.. California has earthquakes hence the height regulations

L.A. now has about 20 million people and the more powerful popular culture on the planet. NY has about 22 million in its area, but Los Angeles doesn't have to dip into San Diego to amass it's count, whereas NY needs to go into 2 or three other states. L.A. area has more people than the state of New York. Also would love to see NY or Chicago after a mid sized earthquake. Thanks for that.

caspermilquetoast411 thats simply not true LA has around 13 million people and is way behind NYC economic wise

caspermilquetoast411 more like L.GAY

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I know right

Chicago is special. More than any other place on earth

I think it is because it is not NYC, but another city that seems like it.

@Joe Aziz lmfaoo. They probably think they invented the subway too!

Chicagoans keep thinking they invented the skyscraper when it was an architect from Massachusetts William Baron Jenney who built the first skyscraper the Home Insurance building. I do research and know my facts. Massachusetts architect William LeBaron Jenney created the Home Insurance building for the New York Home Insurance Company's headquarters in Chicago. A Chicagoan architect born in Chicago would have had to have built the first skyscraper in order to be considered invented by the city of Chicago which is not true because thats not a fact it was an architect from another place. The Home Insurance building the first skyscraper was owned by the New York Home Insurance company and created by William LeBaron Jenney a Massachusetts architect these are just facts that you didn't know about.

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Really? I thought that place was crime infested from what I here on the news.

Mr Tank I hate seeing comments like this. Innocent people brainwashed by the so-called news. Chicago, as a whole, is NOT crime infested AT ALL. The violence is pretty much confined in its entirely within a handful of neighborhoods on the South and West sides of the city. Aside from those areas (most big cities have dangerous areas like it, just to a lesser extent) Chicago is not really dangerous at all, and it certainly isn't the warzone that the media makes it look like it is.

David MacKay Ive never been there but Im a huge Chicago fan and I consider it as the most beautiful US city. Its lake waterfront and overall set up is superior to NY's

Mr Tank “from what I hear on the news” Proof right there you don’t know what you’re talking about.

I actually live in one of the top 10 "most dangerous" neighborhoods in Chicago. You definitely need to have your head about you, but my neighbors look out for me, and I look out for them. There are just a few bad eggs that exploit economically depressed areas. Also worth noting that in the U.S. Chicago isn't even in the top 20 cities in crimes per capita.

Nyc does have a better skyline than Chicago

I think different but people have opinions and I respect that

If I had to choose I would say chicago has the better skyline but hey we all have our opinions

Nah nyc skyline has no shape idiot. The chicago one does

NYC has a messy skyline Chicago is better organized

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@@TheB1M This isn't even a fair comparsion. I am from Chicago and Chicagoans are known to compare themselves to NY. This should be what people think not what Chicagoans or New Yorkers think.

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Monterrey is turning into quite the skyscraper city. Greetings from Buffalo

@@robertpreskop4425 I've been to both. Manhattan is better than Chicago. The people are much nicer not like the media portrays & the crime is not as bad in New York like Chicago. In Chicago the people are rude as I have experienced first hand as i have experienced first hand and the crime is bad. I have been there to the loop, West side, Northside and South side. I didn't feel safe going there. Yes the crime is not as bad in the loop but it's not unheard of. I would never take my family to a place like Chicago because the people are rude, the crime is bad and it is horrible. The people in New York also don't pay much attention to what happens in Chicago. Chicago on the other hand always looks for any type of attention. Yes they are proud which is fine but they show hatred for other cities. That's one of the reasons why I would rather visit other cities than chicago. Shouldn't Chicago be worried about their own problems than worrying about other cities?

wuzeltown It's a matter of taste. Personally I prefer the modern style. They might not have a soul, they still got character.

I hate how modern skyscrapers are literally just giant glass boxes.

Some modern buildings can be very creative though, and sometimes built with curves and angles that you'd think could never be done, there are many in different cities around the world that can be very impressive. Not all new buildings are like glass boxes. But I do also love some of the old buildings in NYC and Chicago, they had some nice class about them, as you said like cathedrals and churches. The worst period of ugly buildings in the last 100 years that I can think of were often built 1960s-1980s. During that time period all around the world were some of the ugliest buildings ever built, im not even a fan of the Sears Tower design, and even worse was the old twin towers, no disrespect to the whole 9/11 thing, but they were ugly buildings to look at. The new World Trade building is an improvement to me, but not one of my favorite buildings in NYC.

I mean yeah they're nice, but constructing a building with all that ornamentation cost more than a simple glass box would. And modern buildings are more than just the facade, its all about maximizing the interior space. Those old buildings are nice, but i wouldn't want to work in one, once you get past the main lobby its quite bleak. I'd rather live/work in a space with floor to ceiling windows and sweeping views than a historic building with minimal natural light, cramped interior, and views blocked by another building.

The newer skyscrapers look waaay better at night.

J - The original 1 WTC or the new 1 WTC?

I always been thinking that.

In the 2020s they post to make more world trade centers XD

Would've sent a message to Bin Laden that we weren't gonna let him ruin our nation. Instead we freaked out and became the world's biggest pussy for 19 years and running.

In my opinion they were pretty ugly

@@catalannationalist9847 definitely agree with you on the striking blandness of the WTC. 70s architecture at its worst

@@brucekrause2801 IMO they were bland but still iconic to see in person. Glad I had the chance to see them in person as a kid.

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Until people find Chicago! Chicago amazes the more than New York. New York is garbage!

@@yawos9024 Chicago is nothing but a ghetto trash rude overrated, overhyped city. Over hyped by Chicagoans and the media. There are tons of more beautiful friendlier cities than Chicago.

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Goodfella New York's Midtown Skyline alone is larger than Chicago's downtown. Don't get me wrong I happen to like Chicago but you don't know what the word iconic means. What in Chicago compares to The Empire State Building, Chrysler, Flat Iron, New York Life Building, Metropolitan life Tower, The Helmsley Building, The Woolworth Building, just to name a few? I could mention internationally famous apartment buildings and Bridges as well if you like.?? New York's skyline has been immortalized in film and photography. I have yet to see a poster of any single Chicago tower, and and if so, would anyone outside of Chicago know what and where it is?

@connextro than the whole USA

@@sir.fuentes7642 I live in Chicago and we have one of the most famous well known tower skyscraper in the world and that is the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower). In 1973 the Sears Tower surpassed the original World Trade Center (Twin Towers) in New York. They were built around the same time as each other.